Abstract
Papilio memnon memnon is one of butterflies that has a specific host plant to lay eggs and for its larval growth, one of the host plants is a Citrus. Citrus leaf plays an important role for the growth of butterflies during the larval phase. The aim of this research is to know nutritional composition of C. aurantifolia leaves, the growth of Papilio memnon memnon larvae which is fed with lime leaf (Citrus aurantiifolia) on Laboratory scale and other factors that influences its growth. The research method used was experiment, design of Completely Random Design with larvae feed as independent variable and larvae growth as dependent variable. The data were analyzed descriptively including body length, larvae body weight, and head capsule width followed by ANOVA and t-test. The results showed that the feeding of C. aurantiifolia leaves had no significant effect on body weight or body length of P. m memnon in all larval phases, from instar 1 to instar 5, but significantly affect the width of larval capsule cap at instar 4 and instar to 5. In the development phase, P. m. memnon larvae found symptoms of Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV) disease that causes the death of larvae.
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